Evrart de Balliol

Evrart de Balliol (1470-) was a nobleman and general of France during the Italian Wars.

Biography
Evrart de Balliol was born in 1470 to the Scottish House of Balliol, many of whose members lived in exile in France as a result of Scotland's wars with England. In 1494, he was adopted by the future King Louis XII of France, who was then Dauphin; he was originally appointed Governor of Saluzzo, but he was later given command of an army and sent to conquer northern Italy during the Italian War of 1494-98.